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Perdernales surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Perdernales surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Perdernales sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Perdernales today?
The current surf forecast for Perdernales at 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Perdernales. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 64 | 39 | 37 | 29 | 37 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 53 | 40 | 19 | 36 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:27AM 2.47 | 9:05PM 2.63 | 9:29AM 2.32 | 10:03PM 2.52 | 10:35AM 2.23 | 11:01PM 2.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:25AM 0.66 | 2:39PM 0.57 | 3:25AM 0.76 | 3:37PM 0.75 | 4:28AM 0.81 | 4:38PM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
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